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Any Millionaire for Life Winners?Reply
That sucks @ them changing it. I was thinking about driving to Delaware to buy tickets because the taxes are lower then my state. But it just never happened. But if they keep raising the state tax. And if I can buy a month's worth or more. I might start making the trek. Thanks for the information. Have a great day. And good luck!
Mar 3, 2026, 9:43 am - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

2026 lottery headlines you hope to seeReply
Yeah, a real crummy business man. Whilke he was concentratiung mostle on NYC real estate the Japanese were trying to buy many Manhattan properties. They had done the same thing in Hawaii to the point that a few of their byers were said to have increased your property taxes if they drove on your street. So, Trump put a rule on his properties NO SALES TO JAPANESE REAL ESTATE BUYERS. Oh yeah, a real crummy businessman.
Feb 19, 2026, 11:54 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Two Illinois friends prove coworkers wrong after splitting $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotReply
So after taxes they both take home $58K each? Not life changing, but definitely can take a vacation and contribute to the savings account and decrease any outstanding debt.
Feb 4, 2026, 12:15 pm - pstfleur - Lottery News

Two Illinois friends prove coworkers wrong after splitting $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotReply
After taxes they are going to take home 117,250.00 each. I wonder what Randy's wife thinks about her husband and his female co worker going partners in a real estate investment. How much actual real estate can you get for that paltry amount these days anyway. Even if they invest their whole shares which they aren't going to. Sounds to me like April wants to go on a vacation with Randy also. I hope he gets randy on it she told another co worker.
Feb 4, 2026, 11:42 am - billybucks - Lottery News

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
I play Lucky for Life regularly and what I like most is the grand prize payout structure. If you take the For Life annuity, it pays out weekly instead of annually. $7k minus taxes so $4.5k ish direct deposited every week is a very good paycheck. I don t know if every state has the same payout structure but in Colorado s official rules it states weekly direct deposits starting from the 2nd check (you get the first check the day you claim it). I know most people would take the $5.7m lump sum (
Jan 24, 2026, 11:40 am - shy1979 - Lottery News

Georgia lottery winner starts off new year by claiming $983 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
Actually you can avoid paying taxes on the investment income, there are a couple of tax free investments you can use. It all depends on your risk level, and the level of return you want on the money ect. As you said time gives you more options.
Jan 13, 2026, 5:05 am - DELotteryPlyr - Lottery News

2026 tax rates now published at USA MegaReply
I am very thankful to be in a non-state-ncome-tax state. We have other taxes of course(sales)and Home Ins just jumped up by 20%...But it is reasonable here.
Jan 7, 2026, 5:17 pm - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Georgia lottery winner starts off new year by claiming $983 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
If it was won in 2025 he owes taxes for 2025. You cannot just wait for the year to change to claim it. You can but you still owe from when it was played.
Jan 7, 2026, 12:48 pm - billybucks - Lottery News

2026 tax rates now published at USA Mega
Both the federal tax rate brackets and the state income tax rates used for the Powerball Jackpot Analysis and Mega Millions Jackpot Analysis pages at USA Mega have been updated to the latest 2026 rates. Federal tax bracket changes happen every year, with the IRS adjusting each bracket upwards slightly to account for inflation. For a lottery jackpot winner claiming millions in income this results in a minuscule change in taxes paid, but the adjustment at USA Mega does make it exact. For s
Jan 7, 2026, 8:39 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
Correct as you can see in the original story about Castro claiming the prize, he got $628.5 million after taxes. (Link to that story is also included in the article above.)
Dec 18, 2025, 10:46 am - Todd - Lottery News